Youth Congress to sell nuclear deal on 'aam Aadmi' plank

Jaipur, Aug 24 (UNI) The Congress with the prospect of a mid term election looming large on the political horizon of the country plans to sell the nuclear agreement with the US as part of the 'aam aadmi' plank of low cost energy to the farmers and industry.

Youth Congress national president Ashok Tanwar who kicked off the memebership campaign in the state here today asked the Youth Congress to pull up their socks for a possible mid-term election. He asked the youth workers to highlight the achievement of the UPA government including the nuclear deal as part of its fulfilment of the dream of the common man of low cost enegery from nuclear as a panacea to the sagging agriculture and industry in the country.

Mr Tanwar said the the Manmohan Singh government's endovour was in the direction of realising the dream of Rajiv gandhi of developing India in to a global power.

He said this could be achieved only at a growth rate of 9-10 per cent GDP. Such as high growth requires uninterrupted supply of power at reasonable price and nuclear power is the only option left before the country to meet the energy security of the country.

Mr Tanwar said the Youth Congress would enroll a minimum of 2.5 crore members during the ongoing membership campaign to ensure that at least two active members and 10 primary members form the youth wing were present in all the 7.5 lakh polling booths in the country.

Rajasthan Pradesh Congress president BD Kalla, former Chief Minister Shiv Charan Mathur, AICC secretary incharge of frontal organisations Sanjay Bapana were among those present on the occasion.

UNI